Women Of Distinction
Our Women of Distinction event has passed for 2025!
Come back soon to see information about our 2026 event!!
Soroptimist of Hood River annually awards the Women of Distinction to two or three nominees. These awards aim to recognize remarkable women who have significantly contributed to improving the quality of life in Hood River County and have positively impacted the lives of local women and girls through their professional or volunteer endeavors.
Soroptimist of Hood River annually awards the Women of Distinction to two or three nominees. These awards aim to recognize remarkable women who have significantly contributed to improving the quality of life in Hood River County and have positively impacted the lives of local women and girls through their professional or volunteer endeavors.
Soroptimist Hood River Names Three Women of Distinction
Soroptimist International of Hood River is proud to announce the 2025 Soroptimist Women of Distinction honorees.
Nearly every year since 1974, Soroptimist Hood River has recognized remarkable Hood River
County women who, through their volunteer or professional endeavors, have made significant
improvements to the quality of life here, particularly for women and girls.
Buy tickets now to honor Ann Harris, Lesly Tamura, and Tonya DeHart
Soroptimist Women of Distinction award recipients
2025 – Ann Harris, Lesly Tamura, Tonya DeHart
2024 – Silvia Maciel, Janet Hamada, Gladys Rivera
2019 – Shelley Toon-Lindberg, Graciela Gomez
2018 – Emma Hickman, Leslie Hidle, Kristin Reese, Debby Chenowith
2017 – DeLona Campos Davis, Lucy Gorman, Kym Zanmiller
2016 – Becky Bugge, Dottie Gilbertson, Martha La Mont, Cherie Vannet
2015 – Ann Frodel, Allyson Pate, Tami Swanson
2014 – Jacquie Brown Barone, Lorinda Hoffman, Betty Lou Yenne
2012 – Dotty Nelson, Becki Rawson, Kim Yasui
2011 – Cathy Carter, Elizabeth Garber
2010 – Faith Ackerman, Carolyn Bondurant, Ann Holmstrom
2009 – Joella Dethman, Jan Veldhuisen-Virk, JoAnn Wittenberg
2008 – Susan Hess, Virginia Hosford, Nancy Johanson-Paul
2007 – Shirley Karr, Avalon Totten-Denton, Barbara Young
2006 – Betty Draper, Barbara Buchheit, Trudy Tallman